Football blocking pad



Oct. 20, 1931. D. x. BIBLE 1,827,834

FOOTBALL BLOCKING PAD Filed Feb. 14, 1930 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Get. 20, 1931 i mm X. B iarinfor 'LIiicoLN, NEBRASKA FOO BALLBLOCKING ran Application filed February 14, 1930. Serial No. 428,413,"

The invention relates to an athletes pro-l;

tecti've body garment or harness, and more especiallycto the classoffootball blocking pads.

5 The primary object of the'invention-is the provision of a garment orpad of thischaracter, whereinthe ribs, kidneys,hipsand;tail

I bone or coccyx of a wearer. are protected'to a maximum degree, and byreason of the @1110 water proof lining of said there is avoided anincrease of weight by absorption of perspiration, thus relievingdiscomfort in the wearing of such garment or I I, vention;

Figure 2 is afra-gmentary plan View lookgarment or pad pad.

vision of a garment or pad ofthis character, j wherein at certain pointsof the waistline area of the same there is provided';a novelconstruction which is designed to coact with football pants whilebeing'worn, so thatirrespectix' e ofthe position assumed by the wearer,thepants shall be prevented'from slipping down or the garment orpad-working upmaintained in proper positio'n and also the garment or padheld against normal tendency to slip upwards, thereby relievingthewear'er of this constant annoyance which requires pulling and haulingat such pad'and erably formed from an outer section 10, of "canvas-apadding 11, and an inner lining12,

pants with resultant diversion of the mind in this connection.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garment or padof this charnovel in form,;p'articularly with relation to the protectiveareas, and themeans provided for retaining both the garment or pad andpants in proper position on wearer during activity in a game offootball.

purposes, strong, durable,'light in weight,

pensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects inviewthefl V ofthe said garment or pad' onand aboutthe abodyi of the wearer. that other me f fastelilngthegarmentloo invention consists in the features :of constructlon,comblnation and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fullyde- An'other' object of the invention isthe p'rowardly on the wearer, asthe pants will'be provision of a garment or pad of this. cha racter,which is extremely simple in construc- I l V tion thorotwhl reliable andefficientin .its v v 7 b y froIlt Of the werer, a

other portion 15, on the same face of-the ga1j novel in form, neat inappearance, and inex g meritor pfadcarries astrap 17, wh1chad ust jscribed, illustrated in the accompanyifig drawings showing the preferredembodiment of the vinvention, and pointed, out in; the claims hereuntoappended. ,However, it is '1 to be understood thatchan'ges,variationsand 5 illOCllfiCiLilOnS may be made in theinvention as.

ing toward the inner face of said garment or Lpador reverse of thatshown in Figure 1. 3

V V .Figurei3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken'on the line 33 ofFigure 1. 7 f Q-Figjure 4 is a fragmentarysectional view on thelinel14.ofFigure1.- I i j Figure 5'is-a fragmentary sectional View taken onthe line 55 of Figure 1.

- Similar "reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe severala ,75

views in thedrawings. V

A Referring to the drawings in detail, A,.odes-' ignates generally thegarmentor pad, comprising awaist enclosing body element pref the lattercovering the padding and being V formed fromwater-proof material ofrelative acter, wherein-the constri'ictlon'thereof 1S light textile,these being connectedtogether Thebody element is. cut and shaped to pro-'vide a ooi tracted center or'intermediate por- A still further ob'ectof the invention the 13101114 correspondmgly 5 ft? h E 7 face of, thegarment orfpad A, to be at the buckle 16, while the ably eoacts; with,theibuckle for the fastening It is to 1 be understood 60"sa1ne, thusholding the "downw-ardly and also.

or pad may be substituted for the buckle and strap if found expedient ordesirable.

Extended from the lower edge of the garment or padat the median of thecontracted 5 center 14, is a depending apron or tab 18,

which constitutes a tail bone or Coccyx guard or shield, and stitched orOthGIWViSSOL1fBCltO the outer face-of this apron ortab is ast'ifl' fibrecomposition reinforcement 19, in-thena m ture of a plate, which give,afldegreeotr gidity to the same to protect the tail bone'or coccyX of awearer of the garment or pad-- Mounted on the outer face of the garmentor pad A, preferably at the'localitiesshown: in Figure 1, of thedrawings, aresrififibref OOmQOSit-ion. rib, hip and kidney guards o1Shields 20, 21, and'QQ respectively.

" At the waist lineof the garment or-pad A,

' on opposite sides with respecttoth-e" kidney guards or shields 22,andbetween the-rib-and reinforcement purposes riveted or otherwisesecured't'hereto as at25', the'plate 23, being securedat itsends-bystitching 26',orother- "wise to the garmentor pad A. Concealing thespace or gap between the plate 23', and the 3 garmentor pad-createdbythearched formation of said plate, arecovering pieces; '27, i prefer-ablymade from leather, although I w V prising? a bodgy embracing: memberformed with intermediate; and Pouter portions, a tab depending.fromztheintermediateportion; rib: .100

other mate-rial maybeemployed. These pieces 27 are pneferably stitchedfat*28, totlie ,5 garment? orpadandpMtemarginaIlythereof. g It is to beunderstood that thefibre composition employed is oi a character-to givestiffness andii'npact resistance to the guards or shields whereverassociated with the gar- 110: ment orpadi i 1 i The abutment ledgesorarched supports are-designed to project very substantially from thegarment or pad A, at their points of'loeation, and-functionto holdup thepants --and to hold down the garment or pad A when thelatter-and'pantsare worn by a playerof fooiball: or thejlike, as'intliewean mg of thepants a belt? is i usually employed outside of: the-same, 1 WhlChbeltwhenembraci1ngjthewa1stof a wearer will he immediately above theseledges or supports.

i The garment-or pad A, is worn outside of I relation for one to workaway from the other,

the normal tendency of the pad A, being to work upwards on the body ofthe wearer.. It will be apparent that there is no need for any form ofconnector for the pants with the pad A, or the use of separablefasteners of any description when associating; the. ledges "intermediatenarrow portion, the latter constituting a juncture between the wideportions; a tab d'ependingf romthe narrow portion, rib and hip guardscarried at proper localities on the-wide pQrtionakidney-guards properlydisposed on the narrow portiomoutwardly arched plateson thememberbetween therib -and hip: guards at the waist liDBrOf said member,backing strips rearward'ly of the plates, and closure strips-secured at.the? arched edges of the plates a-ndto'themember, these plates beingarranged outmost with: respect to: the lcidneyjgnards and, disposed toextend in their spaced relation in a horizontal i'direction and: toproject. very substantially; "outwa "dlyfrom thermember.

52.: A pad: of the character-described, comandihip guards :carriedon theouter portions,

portion; outwlardly arched'platesonzthe:me1nben between therib and hipguards atthe rearwandly oi? the plates, and closure strips secured: atthearched edges-0t the; platesand to the member, these plates. being,arranged "outwardly of thekidney guards anddisposed to extend intheirspaced relation: in a llOId-C 110 zontal direction and to project; verysubstantially outwardly fromthe-membenwsaid closure strips with theplates constituting. seats for a trouser supportingbel'ta In testimonywhereof- I aflixmy signature;

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Lthe underwear should;aplayer use the same, i

. and,anouter-garment, such as a jerseygoes over the pad A, andthe pantsare then laced or buttoned up and a belt to hold'the pants [encirclesthe waistline of theywearer outside of the; pad ,andQjersey, which belt,will rest above: the ledges-or supports and abut the {the position or'postureof the weareror. in

pants from working ,awithout regard tov :other words one garment. holdsthe other, it

=i '}'65 being impossiblewhen these are in] proper 1 kidneyguardsfcarried on the intermediate .Waist line of. said member,backing-v strips

